taktak
takták with stress marks
shaking a container to let contents fall
Usage Note
Taktak describes the action of tapping or shaking a container — such as a bottle, jar, or bag — so that its contents settle or spill out. The reduplication echoes the repeated tapping motion. It is a very concrete, physical word used in everyday domestic contexts such as cooking or dispensing condiments.
Examples
" Taktakin mo ang lata. "
Natural Translation
Shake the can.
Literal Translation
Shake you the can.
" Gawin mo ang taktak sa bote ng ketsap. "
Natural Translation
Do the shaking to the ketchup bottle.
Literal Translation
Do you the shaking to bottle of ketchup.
" Kapag halos wala nang laman ang garapon ng asukal, tinataktak namin ito nang ilang ulit upang malabas ang natitira. "
Natural Translation
When the sugar jar is almost empty, we shake it several times to get out what is left.
Literal Translation
When almost none already content the jar of sugar, shake we it of several times to come-out the remaining.
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